| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Torinae |
| Max. size: |
25.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Diogou, Diani and Simandou Rivers systems (Ref. 2801). Also known from the coastal Guinean basins, from the Tominé River to east of Liberia (Ref. 2940, 81282) and from Côte d'Ivoire (Ref. 272). Also present in the Via River, Liberia (Ref. 43268). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Diagnosis: last simple dorsal ray ossified and as long as or shorter than head in specimens over 150 mm SL; lips normally well developed, with or without mental lobe; mental lobe absent in certain populations from Liberia; 8-9 dorsal fin branched rays; scale formula 3.5-5.5/24-31/4.5; 2 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 12 scales around caudal peduncle; 2-4/10-14 gill rakers on first gill arch (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Description: polymorphic species; body moderately deep; lips poorly developed in Liberian populations, mental lobe in many individuals from Guinea; 2 well developed barbels, variable in length among water basins; dorsal fin short, last simple dorsal-fin ray not exceeding head length, ossified at base, with ossified part forming a spine always shorter than head; distal margin dorsal fin more or less straight, sometimes slightly concave; D:IV,9; A:III,5; P:14-16; V:I,8 or 9 (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Coloration: ground color yellowish-green, belly lighter and fins yellow (Ref. 2940, 81282). |
| Biology: |
Maximum TL was recorded at 29 cm (Ref. 2801). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 March 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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